The 6 Biggest Misconceptions About the Midwest

6. Food is meat-and-potato style.

As I discussed in last month's "10 Reasons Why Indianapolis Is the Best City in the Midwest," you can enjoy food from around the world in any U.S. city these days. I've had, for example, spectacular Thai in St. Louis; Colombian in Minneapolis; Indian in Indianapolis; Lebanese-style in Lansing; Ethiopian feasts in Omaha; and more. People may know Chicago has those options, but clearly so do other locales. "Globalization" has rendered authentic international food once found only in places like New York, San Francisco and assorted college towns commonplace.